King of the Hill: A 70th Anniversary Retrospective of Cincinnati’s King Records (2014)

King of the Hill: A 70th Anniversary Retrospective of Cincinnati’s King Records

2014

Music Documentary History

Synopsis

James Brown was the jewel in the crown, but the throne of Cincinnati’s King Records always belonged to its irascible founder, Syd Nathan. This is the 70th anniversary of the legendary record label and studio. It closed shop nearly 40 years ago, in a now long-neglected warehouse on the neighborhood border of Evanston and Walnut Hills, but its impact still reverberates across today’s music.

Credits

Director

Matt Peiken

Cast

Brian X. Powers as Self

Cass Sterritt as Self

Chris Schadler as Self

Matt Peiken as Narrator

Otis Williams as Self

Philip Paul as Self

Steve Halper as Self

Syd Nathan as Self/Archival